Cucurbitaceae
Momordica

Momordica sessilifolia Cogn.

First published in Bull. Herb. Boissier 4: 821 (1896)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. & S. Ethiopia to N. Kenya. It is a tuberous shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(2): 1-456. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Jeffrey, C. (1967). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Cucurbitaceae: 1-156.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1993). Flora of Somalia 1: 1-493. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1993). Flora of Somalia 1: 1-493. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by C. Jeffrey & M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Cogn. in Bull. Herb. Boiss. 4: 821 (1896).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Simmons [S108] Ethiopia K003453592 Yes
Glover, P.E.; Gilliland, H.B. [224] Somalia K003453612 Yes
Friis, I.; K. Vollesen; Hassan, A.S. [4731] Somalia K003453600 Yes
Papov, G. [1010] Somalia K003453597 Yes
Hemming, C.F. [1369] Somalia K003453596 Yes
Thulin, M.; Abdi M. Dahir [6629] Somalia K003453602 Yes
Beckett, J.J. [955] Somalia K003453604 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Hemming, C.F. [24387] Somalia K003453595 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [2142] Ethiopia K003453593 Yes
Lavranos, J.J. [8991] Somalia K003453598 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [4199] Somalia K003453613 Yes
Thulin, M.; Warfa, A.M. [5351] Somalia K003453594 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M. [1342] Kenya K003454235 Yes
Popov, G. [GP/57/21] Somalia K003453601 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [13818] Kenya K:SPC-01748.000 No
Mathew, B.F. [6659] Kenya K003454238 Yes
[Capt. Brift] [66] Somalia K003453609 Yes
Friis, I.; Weber, O.; Abebe, W.; Abubaker Atem; Ermias Getachew [15206] Ethiopia K003453590 Yes
Carter, S.; B.Stannard [570] Kenya K003454234 Yes
Keller [104] Somalia K000310634 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Sebsebe, D. [8723] Ethiopia K003453591 Yes
Hemming, C.F.; Watson, R.M. [3029] Somalia K003453606 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [12750] Kenya K003454236 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Hemming, C.F.; Watson, R.M. [22418] Somalia K003453603 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M. [1180] Kenya K003454233 Yes
Thulin, M.; Warfa, A.M. [5918] Somalia K003453599 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [13818] Kenya K003454237 Yes
s.coll. [4199] Somalia K003453611 Yes
Collenette, C.N. [90] Somalia K003453608 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M. [1342] Kenya K003454232 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B11888] Somalia K003453610 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Beckett, J.J. [23343] Somalia K003453605 Yes
Ellis [163A] Somalia K003453607 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0